Channel 4 has been known as out by Ofcom after an uncensored episode of Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares and his titular 24 Hours to Hell and Again was unintentionally aired in the course of the day.
The fact TV present – which aired from 2007 to 2014 – adopted the British chef throughout the US as he reworked struggling eating places along with his private menu and blunt recommendation.
Whereas Ramsey’s 24 Hours to Hell and Again sees Gordon and his trusted group working across the clock to redecorate interiors and modernise menus.
Nonetheless, each exhibits have been criticised for breaking Ofcom guidelines as they aired earlier than the watershed.
A press release shared on their web site learn: ‘At the moment we’ve introduced that two TV programmes, that includes Gordon Ramsay , broke our broadcasting guidelines, as a result of they included offensive language however have been proven earlier than the 9pm watershed.
‘An episode of Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Again, broadcast earlier than the watershed at 12.10 on Channel 4 on 10 August, included cases of essentially the most offensive language, together with the F phrase.
‘An episode of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA, broadcast at 4pm on E4 Additional on 7 July, included 39 cases of offensive language, with 17 makes use of of the F phrase, earlier than the watershed and with none warnings forward of the programme or apologies after it had been proven.’
TV character Gordon not too long ago discovered himself in a spot of hassle final month after local weather change protesters occupied the tables.
The activists have been pictured sporting good informal clothes as they sat at tables reserved for friends of the high-end restaurant and held mock menus outlining the environmental prices of things served on the venue’s actual menu, together with steak and veal.
Reacting to the incident, a spokesperson for the restaurant mentioned: ‘Everyone seems to be entitled to their opinions and beliefs.
‘Nonetheless, to pressure your approach right into a restaurant, disturbing hard-working employees going about their jobs and ruining the night of friends who’ve waited months for his or her reservations is extremely inappropriate and deeply disrespectful.’
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police added that whereas they attended the scene, nobody was taken into custody, stating: ‘Police have been known as to a restaurant in Royal Hospital Highway, SW3, shortly earlier than 18.30hrs on Saturday, 19 November to stories of a gaggle of protesters refusing to go away the premises.
‘Officers attended. The restaurant was closed, and the protesters left. There have been no arrests.’
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Channel 4 for remark.
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